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Tim Feeney wrote:
I'm also searching high and low for something simple and intuitive for the Mac. I have been a user of Fotomagico 3, and it worked okay, but I always had trouble getting the photos and music to sync properly. Yesterday I bought Fotomagico 4 because of supposed improvements in the audio capabilities, and it was a huge mistake. The program works as before, until I try to add an audio track, at which point the program pretty much freezes and I have to force quit. Installation of version 4 also required me to update my OS to 10.8.3 (mountain lion), and that has lead to functionality issues with some of my other programs. It sounds like they're going to refund my money, but I wish I could get the last day and a half back!
I guess my advice would be to download the trial version before shelling out the dough- I won't be making that mistake again! Anyway, the search continues. iPhoto comes close to giving me everything I need, but I need something that supports multiple audio tracks/crossfades. As far as I can tell, iPhoto does not have this ability.
Today I downloaded the trial version of Wondershare's Fantashow, but I'm not really a fan of the project templates they have to offer. My slideshows are just nature photos, and there's nothing really suitable among their templates. It might be a good program for wedding/event photographers though. Check it out if that's your thing- http://www.wondershare.com/photo-software/photo-slideshow-mac.html
Any other program recommendations would be greatly appreciated....Show more →
Actually ... I think the best multi-media slideshow app for Mac OS X is Aperture 3 ... Full time line function; plenty of options for transitions including Ken Burns; multiple music, soundtrack, voice over audio files; multiple title pages, works well with video clips created by DSLR cameras ... just to name a few ... I use it exclusively for my slideshows ... it costs less than many dedicated slideshow apps ... and offers many more tools aside from slideshows.
Best bonus is, if you use Aperture as your DAM and RAW processor ... there is never any need to export countless derivative files to use in other applications because you are working directly with your RAW images ... thus reducing the time, effort and housekeeping to track all those files.
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